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B. DRILLER.

BAND CUTTER AND FEEDER FOR THRASEING MACHINES.

Patented; Oct. 28,1884,

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BANNAD DRILLER, OF ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 GEORGE TEIMMERNIAR, OF SAME PLACE.

BAND- -CUTTER AND FEEDER FOR THRASHENG MACHIlNES.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,381, dated October 28 1884:.

Application filed May 9, 1884.

Fig. 2 is an outside view from the other end.

Fig. 3 is a top view, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section, of the upper part of the apparatus, taken on line at 4, Fig. 3, the jumper being omitted.

My present invention relates to an improve ment on the device shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States granted to me February 5, 1884, No. 293,155; and my present invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the cradle and B the wings of the apparatus, which are arranged and located relatively to the thrashing-machine, as set forthin the pat cut above mentioned.

Instead of having aprons on the wings, as shown and described in the patent, belts B are used. They have projections 13 to engage the straw and carry it to the cradle, and they are supported on and operated by rollers B, j ournaled in the sides of the wings. The inner rollers of the two wings are provided at one end with chain-wheels 13*, connected by a chain-belt, B (see Figs. 2 and 3,) and one of these rollers has on its other end (see Figs. 1 and 3) a miter-wheel, B", engaged by asimilar wheel, B on a short transverse shaft, B, on which is also a wheel or pulley, B", connected by suitable means to the machine or other motive power, and through this described connection the belts B are made to travel in the direction shown by the arrows.

0 represents the saws or knives for cutting the bands, which are arranged vertically or edge down instead of horizontally or side down, as shown in my patent referred to. They are supported in brackets G, secured to (No model.)

the edges of the wings, and they are reciprocated endwise by a crank-shaft, 0 supported in bearings 0 secured to the sides of the wings (see Fig. 1) and connected to the short shaft 13 by gear-wheels G and B The saws or cutters have projections or enlargements G on their ends, which are slotted to receive the cranks of the shaft G".

D represents the fingers for retaining the straw as it falls from the wings, which are operated alternately, for the purpose fully described in my patent referred to. secured to shafts D, one on each wing, which have cranks D connected by means of rods D to a crank, D"; on one end of ashort shaft, D, j ournaled in a box, 1), secured to a crosspiecc, D or other suitable support. (See Fig. 1.) On the other end of a shaft is a chain-wheel, D with which the cliailrbelt B engages, as shown in Fig. 2, and thus the fingers are operated alternately.

H represents the arms, arranged for the purpose specified in my said patent; but instead of pushing they pull the material into the cradle. They are supported on cranks H, secured to shafts H journaled in hangers H", depending from the cradle. Their lower ends are made fast by means of rods H' toabracket or hanger, H secured to the bottom of the cradle. Secured to the other ends of the shafts H are wheels H, driven to operate the arms by a chain or belt, H, which also passes around a wheel, I, on a shaft, 1, journaled in boxes or brackets ifi'secured to the cradle and around or under a wheel, J on a shaft, J, j ournaled in the lower end of the hanger H.

J represents the jumper arranged for thepurpose stated in the said patent; but it consists of a single piece working in a slot in the hanger or bracket H and connected by means of a link or red, J to a crank, J on the shaft J, and thus it is moved up and down when the apparatus is at work. The jumper works through an opening, A, in the bottom of the cradle. (See Fig. 4.)

L represents the apron on the bottom of the cradle for carrying the stuff to the mouth of the machine. It is supported on rollers L, one of which is connected by means of miterwheels If to the shaft L, connected to the shaft They are nation, with the cradle and wings, of the carof the cradle.

I by gear wheels L". (See Fig. 3.) The shaft l L is properly supported in bearings secured to the cradle. If desired, another apron, N, may be arranged above apron L, to assist in moving the straw to the machine. It is supported on rollers N, journaled in a frame, N supported by the shaft O, to which it is secured, and bearing against a cross-piece, A", On one of the rollers is a wheel or pulley, N connected by means of a suitable belt, N, to a similar wheel orvpulley, N, on the shaft- 0 and thus this belt is turned in the same direction as that L. (See arrow, Fig. 4..)

0 represents a fender, to keep the stuff from the outer end of the cradle. It is provided with oblique wings O O, to deflect the stuff toward the jumper and onto the apron at the bottom of the cradle,

I claim as my invention 1. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the cradle, wings, carriers, j umper, and delivery-apron, of the fender O, having oblique wings O O, to deflect the stuff toward the jumper and delivery-apron, as set forth.

2. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combi rier-rollers B chain-wheels B, driving-shaft connections for said rollers, shafts D, on each Wing, having fingers D, and cranks D short shaft D mounted in suitable bearing, and

havingchain-wheel D and crank D, rods D connecting the cranks, and a chain-belt coup ling the chain-wheel D with the chain-wheels 13*, as set forth.

3. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, "with the cradle, of the hangers H H and H depending from the cradle, arms H for drawing the material into the cradle, shafts H journaled in the outer hangers and having cranks on which the arms are supported, rods H, secured to the central hanger and supporting the lower ends of the arms, chain-wheels H on the shafts, shaft 1, having bearings on V 5. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the cradle and delivery-apr0n at the bottom thereof, ofthe u pper apron,N, frame N", having rollers N, shaft 0 supporting the frame, and pulleys and belt connecting one of the rollers with the shaft, as set forth.

BANNAD DRILLER. In presence of GEO. H. KNIGHT, SAML. KNIGHT. 

